A masked man armed with a knife held up a Manchester bank Monday morning, prompting a search that lasted several hours and put a school into lockdown, police said.

A masked man armed with a knife held up a Manchester bank Monday morning, prompting a search that lasted several hours and put a school into lockdown, police said.

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Updated: 6:24 PM EDT May 5, 2014

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WEBVTT THE MANHUNT PUT A SCHOOL INTO LOCKDOWN. OUR ANDY HERSHBERGER IS LIVE AT THE BANK WITH OUR TOP STORY AT 6:00. IT WAS A DARING ROBBERY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. THE SUSPECT WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND THE RESULTING SHOT -- SEARCH SHUT DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE MAN WEARING A SKI MASK AND CARRYING A LARGE KNIFE. HE PASSES A BACKPACK TO THE TELLER AND A MAN'S MONEY. WHEN THE TELLERS SAYS SHE HAS NO CASH, HE TAKES THE BACKPACK TO A SECOND SELLER, WHO FILLS IT WITH MONEY BEFORE LEAVING THE BANK. AS THE SUSPECT FLED, TWO PEOPLE FOLLOWED HIM IN A CAR. SIMPLE ULTIMATELY, -- ALTERNATELY, THE SUSPECT FLED. THE SUSPECT WENT INTO THE AREA, BUT NO ONE SAW HIM LEAVE. A PARAMETER WAS SET UP, STREETS WERE CLOSED, SWAT TEAMS WERE CALLED AND THE SURGE BEGAN. I CAN SEE EVERYTHING FROM MY WINDOW. THEY WERE ALL OVER. IT WAS CRAZY. NEARBY HOMES BILL ELEMENTARY WAS PUT IN A PRECAUTIONARY LOCKDOWN AS POLICE WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR. I WENT TO TAKE MY DOG OUTSIDE AND SAW THEM RUNNING DOWN THE STREET WITH THEIR RIFLES OUT AND THEIR DOGS. THE SAME BANK WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT ON MARCH 17. POLICE SAY THAT THEY HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE CRIMES ARE LINKED. AFTER THREE HOURS THE MAN THAT WAS SUSPENDED MONDAY. THERE WAS NO ARREST AND THE SUSPECT REMAINS AT LARGE. ANYONE WHO MAY RECOGNIZE THE SUSPECT OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRIME IS ASKED TO

Manchester police search for armed bank robber

A masked man armed with a knife held up a Manchester bank Monday morning, prompting a search that lasted several hours and put a school into lockdown, police said.